Job Description

This Band 6 post is an exciting opportunity for a therapist looking to continue developing their skills working with school aged children. Becoming a Specialist Schools therapist allows you to continue working with a wide range of children, and supporting a whole setting in a Universal, Targeted and Specialist way.



The Children's Integrated Speech and Language Therapy Service for Hackney and the City is a unique partnership between health and education and has grown into a large dynamic team that delivers innovative models of working. It is welcoming, fun and supportive; with well-established supervision and access to CPD: a great place to start your career, or make the move to being a Specialist SaLT.



This post is mainly in Orthodox Jewish primary schools, as part of Talking Together, and in mainstream settings. Talking Together is an exciting joint service with Children Ahead, a community therapy organisation. It provides SaLT to a community which has historically not been able to access support; developed over a number of pilots. You would be working alongside a small team of therapists, both from Homerton and from Children Ahead, an Orthodox Jewish therapy organisation. This is a unique opportunity to develop your skills and gain experience, in a developing service.

This post allows you to:

Work closely with a team of highly supportive & dedicated SaLTs from both Children Ahead and Homerton

Develop your knowledge and skills, as part of a community of practice

Develop specialist skills working with children & young people with language and social communication in a school environment

Develop leadership skills, and be involved in service development including QI

Raise awareness of SLCN and how to support this in the classroom, supporting staff to embed different ways of working

Develop strong working relationships with a range of staff in and out of SaLT



The service has developed the largest and most comprehensive traded services offer in the UK. We are proud to be commissioned by health, education and schools and colleges in Hackney and out of borough as well as Youth Justice and the Virtual School for Looked after Children. We have a strong relationship with schools and alternative providers and are growing in traded services.



The service employs over 100 staff and so opportunities arise frequently and staff are deployed flexibly to meet changing need.



We embrace flexible working and will consider applicants who wish to work term-time. If at all interested we strongly suggest that you call or email to discuss these posts.



Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.



We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).



Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.



Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.



We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.



Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.



Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.



The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.



The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.